Joiners Square

Transport continues to concern communities and this could be to do with the area being a cut through to major routes such as Hanley, Fenton and Stoke.

With support from our road crime team and road harm team, we are proactively targeting vehicles which are being driven in an anti-social manner, at speed or by individuals under the influence of substances in an effort to make our roads safer.

Off Road Bikes

We are aware of the on going concerns raised by residents and members of the community about the use of off road bikes. As a result, our road crime team will continue to spend time in the areas. We have arranged targets operations using a variety of resources including our road crime team, Staffs off road bikes, drones and the fixed wing plane. This has been on going through the summer. This has also involved local officers engaging with petrol stations schools and joint visits with local housing officers to address problem properties. Operation Transom and Operation Reclaim is our response to nuisance off-road bikes. In conjunction with the Local Authority, we are trying to identify riders of the bikes, both through police reported incidents and information received by the Local Authority. Where the evidence allows, we are carrying out seizures of bikes and prosecuting riders. There have been occasions where riders have been identified as residing in Local Authority housing and tenancy breach action has been taken.

Anti Social Behaviour

This has been identified as an area historically high in serious violence and as such, is an area dedicated for patrols using government funding with officers carrying out foot patrols in the worst affected streets. Other locations have been identified for ASB mainly from gathering youths and other areas have been targeted for patrols by PCSOs in support of youth provision for the area.

Preventing and disrupting drug offences.

Local residents have expressed concerns over drug use in the local neighbourhood. Our local officers are working hard to collate intelligence which allows us to action Warrants and work with the council regarding tenancy of offenders. If you suspect illegal drug use in your local area, we encourage members of the public to report this to police using 101, the online reporting system or Crimestoppers. We will work with partners to support persons where possible but will also look to disrupt and be robust regarding repeat offenders.

Traffic Offences- Off Road Bikes

We are aware of the on-going concerns raised by residents and members of the community about the use of off road bikes. As a result, our road crime team will continue to spend time in the areas. We have arranged targets operations using a variety of resources including our road crime team, Staffs off road bikes, drones and the fixed wing plane. This has been on going and will continue to be used during the Spring and Summer months. This has also involved local officers engaging with petrol stations, schools and completing joint visits with local housing officers to problem properties. We ask all members of public to report anything they deem suspicious to the police using 101, the Staffordshire police website or Crimestoppers.

Anti-social behaviour including neighbour disputes

One of the most common issues in this local area is neighbour disputes. Local officers will always try to support residents and encourage mediation to reduce the issues in the first instance. If persistent issues continue, we will work alongside the council and housing associations to ensure that persons are abiding by the law and conditions of tenancy. The local authority can also deal with private owned issues if they are deemed to be anti-social behaviour and breach this legislation. In extreme cases, the police can assist with orders being placed on offenders and even look to terminate tenancy or put a closure order on an address.